convert file url to base64 javascript code example

Example 1: convert file into base64 in javascript

function getBase64(file) {
  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
    const reader = new FileReader();
    reader.readAsDataURL(file);
    reader.onload = () => resolve(reader.result);
    reader.onerror = error => reject(error);
  });
}

var file = document.querySelector('#files > input[type="file"]').files[0];
getBase64(file).then(
  data => console.log(data)
);

Example 2: convert image path to base64 typescript

var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();       
    xhr.open("GET", "/path/to/local/image/file", true); 
    xhr.responseType = "blob";
    xhr.onload = function (e) {
            console.log(this.response);
            var reader = new FileReader();
            reader.onload = function(event) {
               var res = event.target.result;
               console.log(res)
            }
            var file = this.response;
            reader.readAsDataURL(file)
    };
    xhr.send()